Three vs three with one neutral. The teams have to score in the other teams goals that are placed wide on each side. At first there is no tackling, only intercepting and blocking. Progressions: – Open up into a normal two goal game – Add more players on each team/take away the neutral […]
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Defending Centrally 4v4
Defending Centrally Four Vs four in the middle with a goalkeeper and three servers. The blue team have to try to score while the red team have to prevent them from scoring and win the ball. If they win it then they must play to the servers to score. Key points: – Centre mids […]
Counter Attacking
Two teams of four with a four vs two in one side and the other two in the other. The four have to get ten passes to score a goal and can continue to score more with twenty passes etc. The two have to try and win the ball and play it into their own […]
Defending Tech/Skill
1 v 1 to the cone. Attack has to try and pass the ball to hit/knock over the cone. Defender has to stop them and win the ball to become the attacker. Progressions: – Can start with defender only defending and not trying to win the ball (taking it in turns to see which attacker […]
Shooting/Finishing – Tech/Skill
Two strikers have to score as many goals as possible from the five chances they get. The reds and the goalkeeper have to try and stop them and get the ball out of the area. Only one defender can come in at a time. Once that ball is used (goal, miss or tackle), that defender […]
Passing Combinations
Four areas with three teams. Teams have to get three passes and then do a passing combination into another square. Each time they do this that team gets a goal. Team with the most goals at the end wins. Progressions: – Teams can only move into a free area. – One team is split between […]
Dribbling Tech/Skill
1: Players can not go into the triangle and must stay near the outside. One player is the chaser while the other is trying to get away. Swap over each time someone gets tagged. Both players have a ball. 2: One player is in the triangle without a ball while the other is on the […]
Goalkeeping – Shot stopping/Reactions
Coach calls out a colour and the goalkeepers have to dive to that side and touch the ball with both hands. First one wins (against their partner). Reset and then the next one. Progressions: – Call 1 and 2 – Call left and right – Call colour, number and direction – Opposites […]
Defending unbalanced Tech/Skill
1 v 2 to the end line. The defender starts with the ball and passes across to the attacker. As soon an the ball is played the game is live. If it goes out then start the game again. Progressions: – Can start with only pressure (no tackling) – 2 V 3 – Add goals […]
Defending from the front (2 Strikers/High Pressure)
Defending from the front Reds have to try and score in the two red goals. Blues have to try and stop them/win the ball/try and score in the main goal. If blues win the ball then they have only 10 seconds to score (quick transition to push session topic). Key Points: I- (When ball is […]
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